Summary - 2026 Spacecraft and Launch Vehicle Dynamic Environments Workshop

The Spacecraft and Launch Vehicle Dynamic Environments Workshop (SCLV) is an annual forum to discuss the best approaches for designing, modeling, analyzing, and testing modern space systems for loads, acoustics, vibration, and shock. The workshop is intended to be informal, enabling attendees from various U.S. and non-U.S. organizations to exchange ideas and information.

The workshop is structured similar to a technical conference, but has a narrower focus and attempts to avoid the formalities associated with journals and proceedings publications.

Workshop Objectives

Permit payload designers to discuss the availability and adequacy of booster dynamic environments data for use in design, analysis, test, and operations
Discuss concerns in vehicle design and test to meet dynamic environments specifications
Update status and results of ongoing research studies in the dynamic environments field applicable to spacecraft and launch vehicle design or test
Exchange state-of-the-art methods of solving dynamic environments problems
Improve communications between launch vehicle and spacecraft organizations to increase the efficiency of the integration process

Daily Meeting Times

Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday, June 4, 2026, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Plenary Presentations
Presentations will be 20 minutes long, with an additional 5 to 10 minutes for questions. Presentation slides should be submitted to SCLV-Workshop@aero.org.

Abstract
Papers are not requested. Please submit abstracts to SCLV-Workshop@aero.org. Abstracts submitted to the workshop coordinators should summarize the claims, scope, methodology, and generality of the work.

Networking Reception
Join your workshop colleagues for a complimentary networking reception on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the:

Cambria LAX Hotel
199 Continental Boulevard
El Segundo, California 90245

Cambria is just one mile away from The Aerospace Corporation. There will be appetizers and beverages provided and there is ample free parking.

Who should attend the Spacecraft and Launch Vehicle Dynamic Environments Workshop?
Mechanical and aerospace engineers, systems engineers, program office managers, professors, and students with a background in designing, modeling, analyzing, and testing modern space systems for loads, acoustics, vibration, and shock. Representatives from industry, academia, and the military are encouraged to attend.

Prohibition Against Harassment and Retaliation
Please review the Prohibition Against Harassment and Retaliation policy.

Photography
Please be advised that by attending this meeting, you grant The Aerospace Corporation the right to capture your likeness via photograph or video recording, and to use the likeness in any media, including television, film, Internet, public display, marketing, social media, or general-interest multimedia. Attendees are not permitted to take photos or videos during the workshop session.

THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION
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Chairs

Yvonne Liu
The Aerospace Corporation yvonne.liu@aero.org

James Hwang
The Aerospace Corporation james.hwang@aero.org

Malinee Krailas
The Aerospace Corporation malinee.krailas@aero.org

NASA JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
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Chairs

Ali Kolaini
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
ali.r.kolaini@jpl.nasa.gov

Karl Kahre
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
karl.kahre@jpl.nasa.gov

GENERAL WORKSHOP QUESTIONS
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Chairs
Yvonne Liu
The Aerospace Corporation yvonne.liu@aero.org

Malinee Krailas
The Aerospace Corporation
malinee.krailas@aero.org

REGISTRATION QUESTIONS
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Registrar
Venus Boone
The Aerospace Corporation techworkshops@aero.org
424-321-1508

SPONSORS
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Sponsored by
The Aerospace Corporation
in cooperation with
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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